Aviation Boatswain supports Aviation Boatswain's Mate as he signals a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to the “White Knights” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced) during flight quarters aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) while underway in the Pacific Ocean


PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 4, 2024) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Michael Aguilar, from Glendale, California, supports Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Qwashewn Mayes, from Memphis, Tennessee, as he signals a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to the “White Knights” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced) during flight quarters aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 4, 2024. The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, comprised of USS Boxer (LHD 4), Somerset, and USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49), and the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit are underway conducting integrated training and routine operations in 3rd Fleet. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Evan Diaz)


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